Resolution Peace Network
A coalition of Democratic Clubs and progressive political organizations with common goals

Get Active

Individual club members and others are encouraged to write to their elected official in the Congress and Senate to ask them to support the Resolution Peace legislation mentioned below, particularly if they have not done so already. 

 

Individuals may recruit clubs and organizations nationwide. Recruit clubs where their Democratic Congress member is not sponsoring the Resolution Peace legislation mentioned below.  These are the Congress members that must be pressed on this issue.  Members of Congress generally do not respond to those out of their district, contact your own elected representatives.  If your representative already favors the Resolution Peace legislation then help by finding a Democratic representative who does not. Make contact with a Democratic club of his or her constituents.  Ask that club to join in passing the Resolution Peace and lobbying their Congress member. 

Phoning the member of Congress  is a most effective way to send the message. 
Sample script for calling your Congress member or Senator has phone numbers for CD 5 to CD 18 Congressional offices in northern California. 
Use this list to contact elected official in the Congress and Senate nationwide.

Petitioning the member of Congress is another effective way to send the message.  Here is a petition that can be mailed to the member of Congress who might not be supporting Resolution Peace legislation.

United for Peace and Justice Action Page keeps track of the current legislative situations and has good stuff to do.

Petition for an International Conference for Israeli-Palestinian Peace for individual clubs to support if they wish. It has been passed by many clubs.http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=100

Legislation and activities that may be of interest

The following is for information only. Resolution Peace is not affiliated with any other groups and does not endorse any activities or enter into any coalitions. Knowing that legislation is fluid and changes often, we do not endorse specific bills, but try to provide current information about legislation relating to our goals.

Resolution Peace is a network of Democratic Clubs and County Central Committees based upon agreement on the three points:

1. Prompt withdrawal from Iraq
2. No attack on Iran without Congressional approval
3. Take good care of the troops, veterans and their families.

The network is not affiliated with any other groups and does not endorse any activities or enter into any coalitions. It acts as a communication center for Democratic Clubs that want to participate in anti - war activities of their own choosing. Network members share information about legislation and anti-war activities related to our three points. Our website is our primary means of communication and, as such, provides links to other anti - war organizations.

Two amendments to the supplemental military appropriation in the House

Two amendments to the supplemental military appropriation that President Bush has requested for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan:
* an amendment barring an attack on Iran without Congressional approval
* an amendment proposed by Rep. Barbara Lee requiring that all funds for Iraq be used for a complete withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by the end of 2007

Congress will be acting on the supplemental appropriation very soon—and this is one bill that will be very hard for the president to veto. Immediate action is necessary to push Congress to take advantage of this opportunity to take strong action against war.

HR 508 (download)

Co-sponsors of HR 508

Latest status of HR 508

H.R. 508: To require United States military disengagement from Iraq, to provide United States assistance for reconstruction and reconciliation in Iraq, and for other purposes.

Representative Lynn Woolsey describes HR 508, "The Congress has already appropriated funding that will support our troops and keep this occupation going for at least another six months. That funding instead should be used to finance an aggressive withdrawal plan that brings our troops home to their families. Our bill would do exactly that.

"Our plan will also...

  • Withdraw all U.S. troops and military contractors from Iraq within six months from date of enactment.

  • Prohibit any further funding to deploy, or continue to deploy U.S. troops in Iraq. The bill does, however, allow for funding to be used, as needed, to ensure a safe withdrawal of all US military personnel and contractors, diplomatic consultations. Funding may also be used for the increased training and equipping of Iraqi and international security forces.

  • Accelerate, during the six month transition, training of a permanent Iraqi security force.

  • Authorize, if requested by the Iraqi government, U.S. support for an international stabilization force. Such a force would be funded for no longer than two years, and be combined with economic and humanitarian assistance.

  • Guarantee full health care funding, including mental health, for U.S. veterans of military operations in Iraq and other conflicts.

  • Rescind the Congressional Authorization for the War in Iraq.

  • Prohibit the construction of permanent US military bases in the country.

  • Finally, we believe that Iraqi oil belongs to the Iraqis. Once the oil is in the international market, the U.S. will certainly have access to our share. That's why our bill ensures that the U.S. has no long-term control over Iraqi oil."

HR 770 (download)

Co-sponsors of HR 770

Latest status of HR 770

To prohibit the use of funds to carry out any covert action for the purpose of causing regime change in Iran or to carry out any military action against Iran in the absence of an imminent threat, in accordance with international law and constitutional and statutory requirements for Congressional authorization.

Senator Webb’s amendment

To prohibit Bush from spending any money on a “unilateral military action in Iran without the express consent of the Congress.”  Webb's proposal comes in the form of an amendment to the Bush administration's $100 billion supplemental war-spending request.